on the loose

phrase

: able to move freely : not controlled or held in a prison, cage, etc.

—used especially to describe a dangerous person, animal, or group

The prisoner escaped and is still on the loose.

A killer is on the loose.

An angry mob was on the loose.

Examples of on the loose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the somewhat convoluted progress of Mitchell’s script, their ego war is eventually eclipsed by fears there’s a genuine murderer on the loose — perhaps even an actual vampire. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026

Cretton gets things going with a wowser of an action sequence as Spider-Man, in cahoots with police detective Jean DeWolff (a fine Liza Colon-Zayas), sets out to save the day confronting bad guy Scorpion (Michael Mando) who is on the loose. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Investigators believe the two suspects were shooting at each other and, although one remained on the loose, Assistant Seattle Police Chief Tyrone Davis told a news conference Sunday night that there was no ongoing threat to the public. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

Police said he was shot after arguing with two men, who fled the place and remained on the loose. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Rhymes for on the loose

• disabuse
• introduce
• reproduce
• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse